About This Farm
Glen Ewin Estate at Houghton grows figs on a terraced orchard of around 12,000 trees, and opens it for picking through the late summer harvest. Five varieties ripen across the season, from Black Genoa to the pale Spanish Desert, and the estate pairs the picking with a cellar door restaurant and a bar serving its own fig gin.
What You Can Pick
- Figs - late February to early April, $15/kg across five varieties
Activities
- The Figbar, serving gin made from the estate's own fruit
- Cellar door restaurant open Thursday to Sunday
- Shaded picnic areas among the terraces
Good to Know
Entry is $5 per person with under-12s free, and figs are charged at $15/kg on top. Picking runs roughly 9am to 3pm daily in season, from 10am on weekdays, with extended Sunday sessions. Outside food and drink are not permitted because of fruit fly and phylloxera biosecurity rules, so plan to eat on site.
Pro tip: figs do not ripen after picking, so take the soft heavy ones that give slightly under a thumb.
Entry & Pricing
Adults
$5
per person
Children (under 12)
Free
per child
Under 12s
Free
no charge
💡 Entry $5 per person, children under 12 free with supervision. Figs charged at $15/kg. No outside food or drink because of fruit fly and phylloxera biosecurity rules.
What You Can Pick
Figs
Feb - Apr
Per kg$15
Facilities
Toilets
Cafe
Wheelchair Access
Parking
Picnic Areas
Shaded Seating
Photo Opportunities
EFTPOS
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How we rate it
Our own assessment, scored the same way for every farm on the site. Not a public review score.
4.2out of 5, the FarmHop rating
- Fruit qualityHow good the picking actually is
- 4.5
- ExperienceWhat the visit itself is like
- 4.0
- Family friendlyHow well it works with children
- 4.0
- FacilitiesToilets, seating, parking, shade
- 4.5
- ValueWhat you get for the entry and the fruit
- 4.0
